Flying to Destin: Turbulence, Storm Cells and Clouds in Cessna 340

The Cessna 340 is such a solid aircraft to pilot. It made flying to Destin through storm cells, thick IFR and turbulence a very comfortable experience. While Tom and I studied our path, and weather, in real time, and made wise aviation choices, the Cessna 340 lived up to its reputation as a stable, solid platform.

We made this trip to Destin to pick up friends who were being called home for a family emergency (they are not in the video). The flight is full of interesting aviation events like:

- Weaving through Storm Cells
- Working through Turbulence
- Immersed in IFR
- Giving ATC a "Can't Comply," with one of their requests.
- Having a miscommunication with ATC's instructions (my fault)
- Having to do some engine troubleshooting while skirting an active military area.

You won't want to miss this one.

00:00 Start and Zinger
00:50 Overview
01:51 Take Off
03:10 Pick Up Clearance
07:49 First Image of Storm Cells
09:12 Beautiful Image of Cloud Layers
10:35 "Riding the Tops"
11:14 Another Good Radar Image
14:56 Deviating Around Storm Cells
17:35 Can't Comply with ATC Instruction
18:03 My Miscommunication with ATC
25:00 Turbulence - Taking It on the Chin for Tyler
26:18 Tom's iPhone Captures the Landing and Saves the Day

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